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Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history. An analysis of the frequency of supernova explosions in the Milky Way, led by ...

A mass extinction event is a term used to describe a large-scale event that wipes out species. It is usually not a short, one-time incident but rather something that occurs over thousands or millions ...

Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact periods in history when it happened are less well known. Was it a single ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

But if there is one thing we’ve learned from the history of past mass extinctions, it is (with a nod to “Jurassic Park”): “Life finds a way.” The post The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs, As Explained by ...

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Learn how egg size may help explain why ammonites didn’t survive the end-Cretaceous extinction 66 million years ago, while their relatives, the nautiloids, did.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...